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Assembly Bill A10180

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires the authority install time-delay egress mechanisms on all emergency gates at all stations operated by the MTA

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2025-A10180 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9149
Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1279-j, Pub Auth L

2025-A10180 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the authority install time-delay egress mechanisms on all emergency gates at all stations operated by the MTA and how the MTA shall operate the time-delay egress mechanisms.

2025-A10180 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10180
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2026
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the public authorities law, in relation to expanding
   time-delay mechanisms on emergency exit gates
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public  authorities  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 1279-j to read as follows:
   § 1279-J. TIME-DELAY EMERGENCY  MECHANISMS.  1.  THE  AUTHORITY  SHALL
 INSTALL  AND  REASONABLY  MAINTAIN  TIME-DELAY  EGRESS MECHANISMS ON ALL
 EMERGENCY GATES AT  ALL  SUBWAY  STATIONS  OPERATED  BY  THE  AUTHORITY.
 FURTHER,  THE AUTHORITY WHEN INSTALLING SUCH TIME-DELAY EGRESS MECHANISM
 SHALL:
   (A) INCLUDE OVERRIDE SYSTEMS IN THE EVENT OF EMERGENCIES (E.G., FIRES,
 POWER FAILURES, EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS); AND
   (B) COMPLY WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.
   2. THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM USING SUCH TIME-DELAY EGRESS
 MECHANISMS  AT  UNSTAFFED  STATIONS.  FURTHER,  IF  A  STATION   BECOMES
 UNSTAFFED, THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DEACTIVATE SUCH TIME-DELAY
 MECHANISM  UNTIL  SUCH  STATION  HAS A TRAINED HUMAN STATION AGENT PHYS-
 ICALLY PRESENT AND ON DUTY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14323-01-5

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